Mortimer Adler
(1902-2001) Author. Mortimer Adler was born in New York City and died in San Mateo, California.
County: Bronx
Kenny Shopsin
(1942-2018) Author. Kenny Shopsin was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
(1889-1955) Novelist, short story writer. Elisabeth Sanxay Holding was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in the Bronx, New York.
Neil Simon
(1927-2018) Playwright. Neil Simon was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.
Charles Fort
(1874-1932) Writer. Charles Fort was born in Albany, New York, and died in the Bronx, New York.
Joy Davidman
(1915-1960) Poet, author. Joy Davidman was born in New York City and died in Oxford, England.
Ira Berlin
(1941-2018) Historian. Ira Berlin was born in New York City and died in Washington, District of Columbia.
George Cuomo
(1929-2015) Novelist, short story writer. George Cuomo was born in New York City and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Steven Paul Marcus
(1928-2018) Scholar, literary critic. Steven Marcus was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. He lived most of his life in New York City.
William E. Barrett
(1900-1986) Author. William E. Barrett was born in New York City and died in Denver, Colorado. He was the author of “The Lilies Of The Field.”